COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology of chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Obstructive Vs Restrictive Lung disease by spirometry :
FEV1/FVC is less than 70% (0.7) in obstructive lung disease [e.g. Asthma & COPD],
FEV1/FVC is more than 70% (0.7) in restrictive lung disease [e.g. DPLD & Ankylosing spondylitis],
Correction: SABA=Short acting beta agonists, LABAs= long-acting beta2 agonists: There is inadvertent mistake in speaking in there full meaning.
0:00 Introduction
5:31 Components/classification: Chronic bronchitis vs emphysema
13:17 Risk factors of COPD
18:25 Pathophysiology
27:12 Diagnosis, History, physical examination
34:06 Complications, Cor pulmonale
36:54 Laboratory investigations
48:05 Asthma vs COPD
49:44 Management/treatment of COPD